Betting exchange Betfair is extending its TV advertising campaign into the real world by placing its giant octopus between the fourth green and fifth tee of The Open golf championship at the Royal Liverpool Golf Club. ‘Paul the Octopus’, which made its debut playing table tennis in Betfair’s current This Is Play TV advertising, has been designed in homage to …
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Asian handicap gaming group SBOBET has strenuously denied allegations linking its name to a Wei Seng Phua, one of eight people arrested in the US for illegal online sports betting on the World Cup. His detention came after the FBI and the Nevada Gaming Control Board seized computer and electronic equipment in Caesars Palace, a luxury strip establishment on the Las Vegas Boulevard. However, amid recent speculation that …
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Caesars Entertainment UK has re-launched its Player Rewards loyalty programme and partnered with Gaming Rewards to create a new and exciting range of rewards for their UK customers. Featuring a mix of physical and digital rewards, the catalogue is designed to appeal to players of all levels. The agreement is for a multi phased programme that will continue to develop …
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Betfred managing director John Haddock has been promoted to the role of CEO. Haddock has been with the firm over 30 years and helped oversee the organisation’s huge expansion, going from c450 betting shops in 2004 to almost 1,400 today. The CEO chair has been vacant since Trevor Beaumont’s departure two years ago. Haddock told the Racing Post: “I’m delighted …
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In the final part of this EIG Berlin special report Lee Richardson Chief Executive of Gaming Economics presents further insight on game and betting market impacts that effected industry performance during Brazil 2014. Gaming Economics is an independent gaming consultancy specialising in providing sound business guidance for operators, suppliers and investors within the international e-gaming and betting industry. To view part one …
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Casino games provider BetOnSoft has rebranded to Saucify. The new brand name is meant to be evocative of adding sauce to a dish to make it more exciting and flavoursome, exactly what Saucify has been doing for the past eight years in the casino games market. The name was chosen because it represents the company’s ethos of dynamism, originality and …
Read More »The latest news from the bet365 charitable foundation is that a donation of £230,000 has been made to help a school in Trent Vale set up a project for vulnerable children in Sierra Leone. St. Joseph’s College has had a long running partnership with Sierra Leone, and since 2007 has been sending groups of teachers and students to help schools …
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A new gambling focused trade organisation has emerged from the old Business in Sport & Leisure (BISL) association. The Gambling Business Group (GBG) launched last week in London and already boasts a membership of 50 comprising many of the most influential organisations in gaming. GBG, which encompasses Pub, Bingo, AGC, FEC, Online, LBO and Casino sectors, is headed up by …
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Online payments firm Secure Trading believes it has the solution for online operators who have been struggling transacting payments in the US since the New Jersey and Nevada markets came online. ST-1 is described as the first end-to-end compliant transaction platform for US online gambling operators. ST-1 manages every step of the transaction process, from player registration and player deposits, …
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GB Media, publishers of the industry leading international gaming titles International Casino Review, Betting Business interactive and Coinslot International, has secured a prestigious commercial contract covering stand sales and associated exhibition and conference sponsorships for November’s second Macao Gaming Show (MGS). The agreement covers key regions comprising Europe, USA, Central & South America, the Middle East and Africa, all of …
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